Mineral Processing Sectors
Copper Processing: Electrowinning in Yerington, Nevada
- 1985 and 1990 Reports to Congress
- Extraction, Beneficiation, and/or Processing
- Copper
- Gold/Silver
- Iron
- Lead
- Phosphate
- Uranium
- Zinc
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1985 and 1990 Reports to Congress
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. 1985 Report to Congress on Wastes from the Extraction and Beneficiation of Metallic Ores, Phosphate Rock, Asbestos, and Overburden from Uranium Mining, December 1985.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. 1990 Report to Congress on Special Wastes from Mineral Processing, July 1990.
Extraction, Beneficiation, and/or Processing
- U.S. EPA. Office of Regulatory Enforcement. Hazardous Waste Management Practices at Mineral Processing Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA. Enforcement Alert (PDF) (4 pp, 81K). Vol. 3. Num. 10. EPA300-N-00-015. November 2000.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Bevill Amendment Questions. Compliance Assistance.
Copper
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Gold/Silver
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Iron
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Lead
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Phosphate
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Uranium
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
Zinc
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.